Update: Bungie release their first statement, link after the jump. We just received a link to an Activision investor release and I can’t really believe what I am seeing. Activision/Blizzard and Bungie have announced a 10 year exclusive, worldwide agreement. Now, I don’t want to be one to judge or anything, but what in the hell were they thinking. Who …
Online petitions are a wonderful thing; They have proven themselves to be just about as useful as schooner made out of sponge, but continue to be used as a sort of passive online resistance against just about anything. They’re just about the easiest way for people to get their voices completely ignored. When Blizzard confirmed that there would be no …
MMORPG.com, the go-to site for information on all things muhmorepuguh-related have sat down, had a cup of tea, and then proceeded to read its leaves. The site’s managing editor Jon Wood has put on his magic prognosticator hat and peered in to the future. Instead of getting an early look at Saturday’s lotto numbers, he’s journeyed in time to see …
Did you hear that? That was the sound of 3 million Koreans simultaneously breaking out in tears. The reason for their melancholy, you see, is that Activision-Blizzard have confirmed that Starcraft II : Sons Wings of Liberty will not be getting a 2009 publication, instead being pegged with an indefinite “first half of 2010†release. Of course Blizzard have never …
We told you recently that Activision, Evil mega-corporation du-jour, had filed suit against Double Fine, developers of Rock Epic Brutal Legend, going so far as trying stop its release completely. Tim Schafer’s Double fine aren’t going down without riposte – They’ve just filed countersuit, the revelatory allegations it’s based on showing just how pestilent Activision can be. Last Updated: July …
Guitar Hero 5, despite its name, will not be the fifth Guitar Hero game. It’s been preceded by at least seventy-thousand titles bearing the guitar Hero epithet. It’s easy to see why Activision are bleeding this franchise dry; It’s netted them over $2 Billion in revenues. Shows how many people have inner rockstars they’re desperately trying to unleash. The third …
Not too long ago, Activision’s Bobby Kotick had a few choice words to say about the current PS3 price, and while Sony have replied, there’s been a scarce reply from Sony Bigwigs. Until now, that is. Howard Stringer, King of Sony has branded Kotick’s bull-headedness as standard business practice, saying : "He likes to make a lot of noise,He’s putting …
The folks over at Megarom sent us a press release earlier announcing a brand new racing title from the shed of PGR developers, Bizarre Creations. While it’s usually Codemasters’ “thing” to give racing titles strange four letter names, the complete telltale sign that this game is not being created by Codemasters, is that the title isn’t written as BLuR, or …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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